13 years expired between the 12.18.09 debut of James Cameron‘s Avatar and his aquatic follow-up, Avatar: The Way of Water, which opened on 12.16.22. A long wait.
But that’s nothing compared to the 20 year gap between David Frankel‘s The Devil Wears Prada and The Devil Wears Prada 2, which opens on 5.1.26 — a mere 3 and 1/2 weeks hence.
Everyone, of course, is 20 years older. Way back in ’06 Meryl Streep was 56 or 57, Anne Hathaway was 24, Emily Blunt was 23, Stanley Tucci was 56, etc. And the material is…well, who knows if it’s dated or not? But the concept certainly is.
Will there be any references to deranged fashion industry wokeism, which is apparently ebbing as we speak. Will anyone mention the mercifully brief vogue of plus-sized women in underwear and fragrance ads? Will the film allow a glimpse of any trans runway models? The only portion I’m really looking forward to is the Milan footage.